Faculty Senate Asks for Pay Hike, Further Cutback in Student Affairs
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t\US ecor University of Cincinnati VOL. LXI No. 4 CINCINNATI, OHIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1973 8 ··PAGES Voter turnout heavy, reports elections chairman With the voting npt yet completed at press traditionally the second day has produced a time, this year's voter turnout will be an greater turnout, but said he was not sure if estimated 4000, according to Larry that would hold true for this election. Bonhaus, El~ctions Board chairman. He said he has not received any official If this estimate turns out to be accurate, it complaints about election violations, but would mean that last year's vote wiU be. added that some persons had been "yelling" surpassed by approximately 1000. Bonhaus ·about minor problems. has indicated that more than the original The official end of the ballotting was 9 4000 ballots have been printed so chances p.m. Thursday. The late closing was a result are that it will befmuch larger vote total. of the Evening College being allowed to vote __ for the ftrst time. The Student Senate had Bonhaus repor d P,at ..~ rour co. unt after -lanteti them voting rights at their March 28 one day show/a that 208 had voted . 11 eeting. Bonhaus sa~d e vo~ :}-fc;, f4e • .branch The counting of the ballots was slated to campus.es wtll obably'lie rcldse<to /iQ{8for egin at 7 p.m. Thursday. Bonhaus said the entue vo.t~. '· although the polls won't close until 9 p.m., After the mtdal pollmg p nod We'driesday, ' the count will begin but anyone inside the the count shoed' that the ma.i9rity 6f votes counting area will not be permitted to leave. came from the Great Hall in TUC. The ofti This, he said, is to insure that the late voters NEWS RECORD/GREGORY CHACHOFF there was 781. Sandar and Siddall followed will not be unduly influenced by the voting VOTING WAS heavy Wednesday in Great HaU. Over 2,000 persons cast ballots, according to Larry Bonhaus, elections board chairman. with 529 and 393 respectively. results. Voter turnout at Wilson, Scioto, and Although the unofficial results will be Zimmer amou~ted to a r?ugh ftgu;e of 3?8. known late Thursday, the official figures Bonhaus satd the frrst day s votmg won't be released and certified until 5 p.m. Faculty Senate asks for pay hike, represented a good showing. He noted that Monday, Bonhaus said. further cutback in student affairs Group passes resolution to boycott law classes Faculty Senate April12 endorsed a budget Across the board raise for fuU-time faculty endowment not be paid back unless surplus for 1973-74 which would grant faculty of 5 per cent. funds exist at year end. This amounts to a members a five per cent salary raise. An additional amount equal to 5 per cent savings of $250,000. , "Next Monday an ad hoc committee and The Senate also recommended a cut in the of present faculty salaries be distributed to Reduce Budget Stabilization amount by a By JUDY PIKET the curriculum committee will meet to library budget of one per cent and a help relieve existing salary inequities. Costs further $150,000-saving $150,000. Assistant Gty Editor decide on speciftc proposals," Wilson said. $465,000 cut in the student affairs budget. of the above four recommendations would Subtotal-$858,000. Financial decisions on the budget are amount to $2,226,000. This leaves $1,368,000 needed from other The black students of the UC Law School He added that any decision must coincide expected by the May 17 faculty meeting and To achieve this the Faculty Senate sources. The Faculty Senate recommends: Wednesday issued a resolution saying that with the college's responsibility to maintain fmal approval at the June Board of Directors recommends that the University should not Office of the President to increase budget they will boycott classes indefinitly. The professional standards. meeting. expand the faculty at all in Medicine-saving cuts from 6 per cent to 10 per cent- saving boycott began Wednesday. "The administration has no alternative In brief, these are the faculty $208,000. $9,435. According to Richard Jackson, member of than to deal with the problems at the recommendations: Cut maintenance of new Medical Building Executive V.P. for Administration and the Black American Law Student announced time. In general we have given That cuts suggested jn College Budgets in by 25 per cent- saving $100,000. Operations to increase budgr• cuts from 5.7 Association, the boycott is in protest of the these problems as much priority as they are Provost's office be changed to 1 per cent Contingency fund which the Senate says is per cent to 10 per cent saving $5,313. lack of response from the administratiOn and entitled to," Wilson said. only instead of 3.9 per cent. used largely for consultants and the start-up The library should be cut by 1 per faculty of the college to the grievances, · In response to the boycott action Wilson Cuts in budget of Medicine, Nursing and of new programs be reduced by cent- saving $21,054. reforms, and policy revision submitted by said, "I regret that they have chosen to do Health and Pharmacy be 1 per cent only $150,000- saving $150,000. Admissions budget cut be reduced from ' black students and interested officials last this. I would regret the decision of any instead of 5.5 per cent. That the $750,000 Joan made against $16,641 to $9,020-saving $7,621. February. student not to attend classes." Professional Practice-recommend Jackson was one of three students who According to Wilson any action taken additional cost reductions of $57,740 and held a press conference Friday, April 6, to against students for not attending classes .. return co-op placement to the Colleges criticize practices of the law school, and the would be up to individual professors. involved and one additional person be report df the task force. Wilson said some other demands were set Campus reaction varied transferred to University College "It is evident the situation has dragged on budget-saving $57,740. without any specific resolutions being by an ad hoc committee that formed at the ROTC-cut budget by at least 10 per made," Jackson said Wednesday. He said a beginning of the semester. According to cent- saving $1,865. rally was being considered for today. Wilson some of the things that have been to 18-year majority Media Services- 2 per cent increased to 4 done are: I) development of guided study According to the resolution, the boycott is per cent cut-saving $2,639. programs, 2) changing the petition for an effort to encourage "a positive and IRTHE-cut 15 per cent of its funds not reinstatement, 3) attempts to recruit more effective interim solution to the most The bill passed by the (Ohio) State Senate bill, .. we're responsible enough to serve on assigned to Danforth program- saving black students, 4) the addition of books April 10, lowering the age of majority to 18, juries or sign our lives away in a contract, $6,500. immediately pressing problem. black students have requested. has wide range support on the UC campus, but not responsible enough to drink." Cut Student Affairs budget by further Jackson said the students confronted the Jackson, along with John Marshall, even though the prohibition of purchasing Neugent expressed a desire to thank State $465,500. administration Monday and were told the president of the United Black Association, and drinking is thought to be unrealistic. Senator Stanley Aronoff, who steered the Office of Vice President for Medical issues would be settled at a meeting next and Ron Foster, chairman of the Black "I think it's about tilne," was Mickey bill through the Senate. He said if the bill Center-cut administration costs from 3 per Tuesday. Student Government Caucus, held a press Neugent's first reaction. became law, it would "open up cent to 10 per cent- saving $12,395. Samuel Wilson, acting dean of the Law conference Friday, April 6, to criticize Neugent, student government secretary' for opportunities for young people, make them Office of V.P. for Metropolitan Affairs: School told The News Record most of the practices in the law school and the report of external affairs, . said that according to the more responsible and more accessible" to proposed $28J192 increase denied and an problems the student confronted them with the task force investigating grievance facilities that can further their responsibility. additional cut of $4,299 be made- saving Monday chiefly concerned grading and presented by Marshall and Foster to The Senate has taken a realistic -position in $32,491. evaluation. President Bennis in November. UBA results held regards to 18 year olds which I applaud", said William R. Nester, vice president for Results of the United Black Association student affairs. (UBA) election held April 5 and 6 were " I would be more enthusiastic if I felt that House, Senate approve separate still unavailable at press time. action in the House would follow," Nester Greg Robinson, a UBA spokesman, last continued. week said results would not be released He said the position on drinking was the until after the results of the student bill's lone deficiency. Nester urged those government elections are known. A UBA who felt strongly about the legislation to funding bills fOr higher education member Wednesday said Robinson was write their representatives. planning to hold the results until "It seems inconceivable to me to push· a Monday.